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Surah Al-Mu’minun, Verse 4

سورة المؤمنون، الآية ٤

23:4 Juz 18 Hizb 35 Page 342 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 23:4

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَٰعِلُونَ ۝٤

Transliteration

wa-alladhīna hum lilzzakati fāʿilūna

Translation

And they who are observant of zakāh

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Verse 4 of Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:4), a Meccan surah, is in juz 18, on page 342 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 4

Al-Mukhtasar

Those who purified themselves of evil characteristics, and their wealth by taking out Zakat from it.

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Other translations of verse 4

and those who give zakah1,

Notes

[1] Zakah (lit.,) purification and growth. Paying alms purifies and increases wealth.

And those who pay the Zakât.

And who are payers of the poor-due;

Who are active in deeds of charity;

And who are givers of poor-rate,

And the ones who at giving the Zakat (i.e., paying the poor-dues) are active. (Literally: are performers)

Verse 4 word by word

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna Those who
  2. هُمْ hum [they]
  3. لِلزَّكَوٰةِ lilzzakati of purification works ز ك و
  4. فَٰعِلُونَ fāʿilūna (are) doers ف ع ل

Verses related to verse 4

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-An’am 6:141

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَ جَنَّٰتٍ مَّعْرُوشَٰتٍ وَغَيْرَ مَعْرُوشَٰتٍ وَٱلنَّخْلَ وَٱلزَّرْعَ مُخْتَلِفًا أُكُلُهُۥ وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ وَٱلرُّمَّانَ مُتَشَٰبِهًا وَغَيْرَ مُتَشَٰبِهٍ كُلُوا۟ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦٓ إِذَآ أَثْمَرَ وَءَاتُوا۟ حَقَّهُۥ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِۦ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    And He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakāh] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.

  • Ash-Shams 91:9–10

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا …

    He has succeeded who purifies it, …

  • Fussilat 41:6–7

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَٱسْتَقِيمُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ …

    Say, [O Muḥammad], "I am only a man like you to whom it has been revealed that your god is but one God; so take a straight course to Him and seek His forgiveness." And woe to those who associate others with Allāh – …

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